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The Aroostook River is a 112-mile-long (180 km) tributary of the Saint John River in the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Its basin is the largest sub-drainage of the Saint John River. The name is derived from the Malecite name Wool-ahs-took, translated by Ganong as
Aroostook County ( / əˈruːstək / ə-ROO-stək; French: Comté d'Aroostook) is a county in the U.S. state of Maine along the Canada–United States border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,105. [3] The county seat is Houlton, [4] with offices in Caribou and Fort Kent.
Millinocket Lake. / 46.300°N 68.867°W / 46.300; -68.867. Millinocket Lake is the source of Millinocket Stream in the North Maine Woods north of Baxter State Park. Millinocket Stream flows 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to Maine township 8, range 8, where it joins Munsungan Stream to form the Aroostook River. The lake extending along the border of ...
Munsungan (or Munsungun) Lake and Chase Lake are located in far northern Piscataquis County, Maine, draining via Munsungan Stream and the Aroostook River into the Saint John River. The two lakes are connected to each other by a relatively short waterway called The Thoroughfare.
Aroostook was founded in 1852 and became an important railway centre in 1878 with the completion of the New Brunswick Railway from Fredericton to Edmundston and the Aroostook River Railway from Aroostook to Caribou, Maine. Both railways were leased by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1890 and a large rail yard and locomotive roundhouse was ...
Aroostook — St. John — Bay of Fundy. The Machias River is a major tributary of the Aroostook River, flowing 33.4 miles (53.8 km) [1] through Aroostook County in the northern part of the state of Maine, USA. From the outflow of Big Machias Lake ( 46°40′45″N 68°45′54″W) in Maine Township 12, Range 8, WELS, the river runs southeast ...
Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge is located on part of the former Loring Air Force Base, in Aroostook County, Maine. It was established in 1998, when 4,700 acres (19 km 2) were transferred from the United States Air Force to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. This refuge also administers some 2,400 acres (970 ha) of wetland ...
St. Croix Stream is an 18.8-mile-long (30.3 km) [1] river in Aroostook County, Maine. From the outflow of St. Croix Lake ( 46°18′18″N 68°12′29″W) in St. Croix Township (Township 8, Range 4, WELS), the river runs northwest to the Aroostook River in Masardis. Via the Aroostook River, St. Croix Stream is part of the Saint John River ...